ACCRINGTON pals Tasleem Hussain, Nicole Byrom and Emma Gardner were bowled over when they got the news that they would be representing their county at cricket.

ACCRINGTON pals Tasleem Hussain, Nicole Byrom and Emma Gardner were bowled over when they got the news that they would be representing their county at cricket.

The Mount Carmel RC High pupils have won places in Lancashire's all girls' teams.

Emma will be at the crease for the Red Rose under 15 and Tasleem and Nicole will have the honour of playing in the first ever Lancashire under-13s team. They will all compete in a knock-out tournament at Preston's Meadow Lane ground.

Said Tasleem: "I got interested in cricket about two years ago when I started playing with my brother Israr. I like batting and fast bowling and I support Pakistan as well as England. My heroes are Imran Khan, Shoaib Akhtar and Nasser Hussain.".

Nicole and Emma play cricket with other boys and girls at Immanuel and Church clubs respectively.